Chinese New Year has arrived and today The Year of the Dragon will be welcomed at the 113th Annual Dragon Parade & Chinese New Year Festival.
This weekend will be full of activities for all ages beginning with the “Golden Dragon Parade” at 1:00 pm featuring “Disney’s Mulan & Mushu” the Grand Marshall’s for this years parade, together with hundreds of spectacular floats, decked out cars, dancers and bands as they parade down the heart of Chinatown.
More here Chinatown Los Angeles
Travelers Heading Home for Chinese New Year –Image Shanghaiist
Beijing Travelers Heading Home for China New Years
Related: Holiday Exodus Begins –Radio Free Asia
Chinese New Years Creates Backlog for Courier Companies –Net Ease
China Activist Yu Jie Flees to USA with Family –Image SCMP
China Best Actor: Wen Jiabao –Yu Jie
(WSJ) China Human Rights Activist & Christian/Author who published the controversial book China Best Actor: Wen Jiabao has emigrated to the United States this week, citing fear for his welfare.
Related: Why Yu Jie Leave China –DW World (Chinese)
Writer Vows to Continue Struggle –Radio Free Asia
Christian Activist & Writer Yu Jie Flees to USA –Asia News
Canada Post Office Display Featuring 2012 Chinese New Year Stamps
Canadian Post Office Employee Holds 2012 Chinese New Year Stamps
More here Xinhua News Agency
Tunneling Out of China –Image Courtesy CMP/QQ.com
(The World) “When the situation is getting tougher the humor is getting stronger, that has always been the case,” said Xiao Qiang of China Digital Times noting that in the past year, as Chinese authorities have tried to step up control in the wake of revolutions in Egypt and Libya together with the pro-democracy Jasmine Revolution in China, online humor has, if anything got sharper.
“…Especially when it comes to political and social matters, where there is always a sense of repression there, speaking truth to power requires lots of courage and there is risk involved,” said Xiao but humor can smooth that out.”
Full post here by Xiao Qiang –China Digital Times
